Couldn't Sleep, Now I Sleep a Lot
When I stop drinking, I can't sleep much at all for the first week or so. I can't get any real restful sleep. I lie in bed, but my mind races constantly and I have incredibly vivid dreams. When I DO sleep, I usually wake up every hour on the hour with severe panic attacks. I'm hyper-aware of my heart rate, and think my heart is going to seize up at any moment. I often have to get up, and it takes awhile to calm down and go back to sleep. Then, I wake up in an hour or so with it happening all over again.
After the first week the panic attacks and sleeplessness go away, and I sleep a lot. I can easily sleep 10+ hours. More, if I didn't have to get up for work.
How has sobriety affected your sleep patterns?